EP2131649A4 - A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals and a method for attaching teat cups to milking animals on a rotary platform. - Google Patents

A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals and a method for attaching teat cups to milking animals on a rotary platform.

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Publication number: EP2131649A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: animals; milking; rotary; teat cups; parlour
Prior art date: 2007-03-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP08724229A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP2131649B1 (en

EP2131649A1 (en

Inventor

Jan Eriksson

Gert Danneker

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

DeLaval Holding AB

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DeLaval Holding AB

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2007-03-23

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2008-03-13

Publication date

2013-02-27

2008-03-13 Application filed by DeLaval Holding AB filed Critical DeLaval Holding AB

2008-03-13 Priority to EP09176218.7A priority Critical patent/EP2163154B1/en

2008-03-13 Priority to EP19156030.9A priority patent/EP3516955B1/en

2009-12-16 Publication of EP2131649A1 publication Critical patent/EP2131649A1/en

2013-02-27 Publication of EP2131649A4 publication Critical patent/EP2131649A4/en

2019-02-27 Application granted granted Critical

2019-02-27 Publication of EP2131649B1 publication Critical patent/EP2131649B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2028-03-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
- A01K1/12—Milking stations
- A01K1/126—Carousels

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Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Environmental Sciences (AREA)
Zoology (AREA)
Animal Husbandry (AREA)
Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
External Artificial Organs (AREA)
Manipulator (AREA)
Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)
Toys (AREA)

EP08724229.3A 2007-03-23 2008-03-13 A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals and a method for attaching teat cups to milking animals on a rotary platform. Active EP2131649B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP09176218.7A EP2163154B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals
EP19156030.9A EP3516955B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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SE0700731		2007-03-23
PCT/SE2008/050282 WO2008118068A1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals and a method for attaching teat cups to milking animals on a rotary platform.

Related Child Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP09176218.7A Division EP2163154B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals
EP09176218.7A Division-Into EP2163154B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals
EP19156030.9A Division EP3516955B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals

Publications (3)

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EP2131649A1 EP2131649A1 (en)	2009-12-16
EP2131649A4 true EP2131649A4 (en)	2013-02-27
EP2131649B1 EP2131649B1 (en)	2019-02-27

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP09176218.7A Active EP2163154B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals
EP19156030.9A Active EP3516955B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals
EP08724229.3A Active EP2131649B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals and a method for attaching teat cups to milking animals on a rotary platform.

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP09176218.7A Active EP2163154B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals
EP19156030.9A Active EP3516955B1 (en)	2007-03-23	2008-03-13	A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US8205573B2 (en)
EP (3)	EP2163154B1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2008118068A1 (en)

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Publication number	Publication date
EP2163154B1 (en)	2015-07-22
US20100031889A1 (en)	2010-02-11
EP2131649B1 (en)	2019-02-27
EP2131649A1 (en)	2009-12-16
WO2008118068A1 (en)	2008-10-02
EP3516955B1 (en)	2020-10-14
EP3516955A1 (en)	2019-07-31
EP2163154A1 (en)	2010-03-17
US8205573B2 (en)	2012-06-26

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